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TodayTue, 1st Apr 2025
News Xbox's Latest Server Outage Is A Bit Different To The Usual Ones
If you've noticed weird behaviour, this might be why!
Xbox has suffered another server outage today, but not in the way you'd might expect! As confirmed on the official Xbox Status support page, the outage affects "store & subscriptions", "cloud gaming & remote play", and "games & gaming". At the time of writing, the team is still...
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- Server Outage
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- Xbox Series S
Pick One What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In March 2025?
Atomfall? 33 Immortals? College Football?
A new month has begun today, and it already looks like an incredible April for Xbox Game Pass, but let's take one final moment to look back at March 2025 and what it's delivered for us on the service over the past few weeks. The big highlight for many will have been Atomfall, which just launched on Xbox...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Features
- Pick One
News Nightdive Studios Wants To Bring Xbox 360 Games Back From The Dead
"Really good games that shouldn’t be lost"
The Xbox 360 is an amazing console that boasted an unbelievable library of games, and while some of the best are still playable on modern Xbox consoles through backwards compatibility, there are plenty that sadly never made the jump. And of course, things got worse last year when the Xbox 360 marketplace...
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- Nightdive Studios
- Xbox 360
- Remasters
News Windows Might Be Adding A New UI For The ASUS Xbox Handheld
Other handhelds should benefit from it too
There's a lot of talk about the ASUS Xbox handheld right now, and that's no surprise considering it was teased last night by the company - it's all but confirmed at this point. We don't know really know anything about it yet though - aside from that it's going to be similar to an ASUS ROG Ally and will...
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- ASUS
- Xbox Handheld
- Windows
Talking Point Are You Expecting Xbox News At The Switch 2 Direct This Week?
Nintendo's new device is being fully unveiled
We're going to be seeing an awful lot of Nintendo Switch 2 news doing the rounds later this week after the Switch 2 Direct has taken place on Wednesday, and who knows... perhaps we'll get some Xbox news to discuss as part of it. It's been mentioned on numerous occasions that Microsoft wants to bring...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Switch 2
News Atomfall Is Already A Colossal Success On Xbox Game Pass & Beyond
The best launch in Rebellion's 32-year history
It's been less than a week since Atomfall arrived on Xbox Game Pass, and it's already smashed through over 1.5 million players across all platforms - marking the most successful launch in Rebellion's 32-year history as a company. Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley described the achievement as speaking...
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- Atomfall
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News Xbox 'ZZZ' Tease Leads The Way In April Fools' Jokes This Year
We've seen some pretty good ones!
In case you'd hadn't clocked on, today is April Fools' Day, and we've been spotting plenty of April Fools' Jokes on social media over the past few hours as a result, including a few that have been getting quite a bit of attention. In particular, the folks behind Zenless Zone Zero (or "ZZZ" as it's often called)...
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- April Fools
- ZZZ
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Guide South Of Midnight Release Date, Release Times & Early Access Details On Xbox
A huge Xbox Game Pass release to kick off April!
April is officially here, and that means we've got (at least) two Xbox first-party titles to look forward to over the coming weeks, including South of Midnight which arrives at the start of the month! We're really excited for this one here at Pure Xbox, and here's hoping the final game is as good as...
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- Guides
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News Xbox Is Hosting A Massive 'Spooky Games' Sale This Week
Ahead of the Spring Sale coming soon
We're still waiting on the Xbox Spring Sale to start in the very near future, but until then, we've got a few hundred new deals that have appeared on the Xbox Store - most of which are part of a new "Spooky Games Sale". This sale is obviously based around horror games for the most part, and we've picked out a...
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- Deals
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Rumour Halo's Leap To Other Platforms Might Be More Limited Than Expected
UE5 has been a significant shift
There have been ongoing rumours about the Halo: Master Chief Collection making the jump across to certain other platforms, but now new information suggests it might not necessarily play out like expected. Speaking to 'The Xbox Two' podcast about the upcoming Switch 2 launch, The Verge's senior editor Tom Warren...
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- Halo
- Microsoft
News 'Iffy' Rumour Claims Oblivion Remake Could Hit Xbox Game Pass This Week
Please be true, please be true
We've been hearing a lot about this rumoured Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake over the past few weeks, and if you believe what some of the latest reports have been saying, it sounds like it's going to drop at some point during April. It might even be as soon as this week! Social media user DetectiveSeeds, who has...
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- Oblivion Remake
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
YesterdayMon, 31st Mar 2025
News Xbox Handheld Seemingly Revealed By ASUS In New Teaser Trailer
It's happening!
It looks like ASUS has given us our first tease of the 2025 Xbox handheld! A social media post has gone live today with a short video which includes an ASUS ROG Ally-style device alongside an Xbox controller. You can see the clip down below - along with Xbox's response to it: There's no official confirmation about an Xbox...
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- Xbox Handheld
- ASUS
News Sony Causes A Stir Among Xbox Fans With Black Myth: Wukong Comment
Ah s**t, here we go again
There's been a lot of debate around Black Myth: Wukong and exactly why it's failed to arrive on Xbox consoles almost a year since it was first delayed - and certain Xbox fans still believe it's got something to do with Sony. We did hear from the game's director in January who suggested the Xbox Series S was to blame, but...
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- Black Myth: Wukong
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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News Lots Of Activision Blizzard Games Aren't On Xbox Game Pass Yet, But Why?
"It's just so complicated..."
Many Xbox fans have been questioning why it's taken so long to add more Activision (and Blizzard) games to Xbox Game Pass since acquiring the company a couple of years ago, as we've only seen a certain number since then. For example, all the classic Call of Duty games seem to be primed for Xbox Game Pass at some point,...
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- Blizzard
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News Microsoft Rewards 'Limits' Are Causing Frustration Across Xbox, PC & Mobile
"I’m so sick of this"
It's been a while since we last talked about Microsoft Rewards here at Pure Xbox, but we're definitely still racking up the points - and on the whole, I'd personally say this year's changes to the program have been for the better on Xbox. However, it's not all sunshine and roses, with many frustrated Microsoft Rewards users...
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- Microsoft Rewards
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Here's What The 'Hands On' Previews Are Saying About DOOM: The Dark Ages
Wildly varying opinions
We've been treated to a series of "hands on" previews for Bethesda's DOOM: The Dark Ages today, which is set for release on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and PS5 in just over a month's time on May 15th. Taking a quick glance, it's interesting to see just how varied they appear to be - some are saying they've absolutely...
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- Round Up
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News 8BitDo Unveils New 'Jade' Controller Inspired By The Original Xbox
Part of the Ultimate 3-mode series
The folks over at 8BitDo seem to be constantly putting out new Xbox products at the moment, and the latest is a "Jade" version of the Ultimate 3-mode Controller series that already exists in white and black variants. The difference with the Jade Xbox Controller is that it's "inspired by the iconic Transparent...
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- Controllers
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
News Star Wars Meets XCOM In New Game That's Seemingly Coming To Xbox
Set to be officially revealed in April
It looks like April will bring us a brand-new Star Wars game that's very much inspired by XCOM! At Star Wars Celebration on April 19th, it's mentioned that developer Bit Reactor will be joining Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games to provide a "first look at a new Star Wars turn-based tactics game". Bit...
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- Star Wars
- XCOM
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News New Death Stranding Record Hints At Potential Of PS5 Ports On Xbox
The sequel could get a lot more sales from it
Death Stranding has undoubtedly been a hit ever since it arrived on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S late last year, but unfortunately, there's no sign of Death Stranding 2 coming to Xbox alongside its PS5 launch on June 26th. The release of the first game definitely seems to have been beneficial for the...
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- Death Stranding
- PS5
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News The Sinking City Is Getting An Unreal Engine 5 Remaster For Xbox Series X|S
And yes, it's a FREE upgrade!
The Sinking City has long been a popular game on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and ahead of the sequel's arrival at some point in the future, it's been announced today that The Sinking City Remastered is coming to Xbox. This is an Unreal Engine 5 version of The Sinking City complete with loads of cool new visual...
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- Xbox Series S
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Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In April 2025
South of Midnight, Expedition 33 and much more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in April 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an April 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. If you're interested in what other new Xbox games are scheduled for the rest of the year, we've got a big...
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- April 2025
- New Releases
- New Games
- Features
News RuneScape Dragonwilds Isn't On Xbox Yet, But It Might Be In 2026
A brand-new co-op survival game
Well, out of nowhere today, we got an announcement for a brand-new RuneScape game! This isn't like the MMO either, as it's a standalone co-op survival adventure that's coming to Steam in Spring 2025, and hopefully Xbox next year. The game is called RuneScape Dragonwilds, and here's how it's described by the Rune
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- RuneScape Dragonwilds
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Capcom Breaks Another Sales Record Thanks To Monster Hunter Wilds
The big wins keep on coming
We talked earlier this month about how Monster Hunter Wilds was off to an "absolutely flying start" on Xbox consoles, and that's still the case as we enter April - with the game now having surpassed 10 million sales across all platforms. In the process, the game has broken a new company record for "first-month" sales:...
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- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Capcom
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday29th Mar 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In April 2025
The latest confirmed (and rumoured) reveals
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in April 2025? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every week, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in April, as well...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- April 2025
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Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 31 - April 4)
Including early access for the next Xbox first-party game
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 31 - April 4! The big release of next week is South of Midnight, which arrives in early access form for Premium and Premium Upgrade buyers ahead of its full release via Xbox Game Pass on April 8th. We've also got
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News How Well Are Xbox Games Selling On PlayStation? Here's What The Data Says
Alinea Analytics shares some sales figures
We've seen a lot of debate amongst the gaming industry over the past year about whether Xbox is right to put its first-party games on PlayStation, but it's undeniably a profitable decision in the short term for Microsoft's gaming business. But how well are those games selling on PS5 (and PS4)? Well, we've...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Poll What Score Would You Give Atomfall On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Enjoying your time with the new RPG?
With Atomfall finally out in the wild for a few days now on Xbox Game Pass, we want to know what you make of the game so far! Yep, Developer Rebellion launched its new IP just a few days ago, and it arrived on Microsoft's Game Pass Ultimate service day one. Here at Pure Xbox, we've been pretty impressed with...
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- Atomfall
- Features
- Polls
- Xbox Game Pass
News MMORPG 'Black Desert' Is Getting An Xbox Series X|S Upgrade, But There's A Catch
Say goodbye to the Xbox One version
If you've ever played the MMORPG Black Desert on Xbox or are interested in trying it out, the next big update might interest you. In a "console service update", the development team announced native versions of the massive-multiplayer online game were set to launch for Xbox Series X|S (and the PS5) later this...
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- Black Desert
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 29-30)
Some Atomfall on Xbox Game Pass?
Another weekend rolls around! As we close out March 2025, there's plenty to be going at across Xbox platforms - including a bunch of Free Play Days titles and the much-anticipated Atomfall which is now live on Xbox Game Pass. Here's what we're playing this weekend: Ben Kerry, Staff Writer: The bulk of my weekend...
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- Features
- Talking Point
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Friday28th Mar 2025
Feature Xbox Release Dates In 2025: A List Of New Games Coming Out This Year
Your month-by-month guide to all Xbox releases
Looking for a list of every game coming out on Xbox in 2025? You're in the right place! Below, we've provided a month-by-month guide to all the Xbox releases that have been announced for 2025 so far - with many more to come of course! Don't forget that we've provided a separate guide for every Xbox...
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- Xbox
- Release Dates
- New Games
- 2025
News Microsoft Posts 'Farewell' Message As Xbox Game Pass Mobile App Goes Offline
Adios
Back in September of last year, Microsoft announced that it was going merge its Xbox mobile apps — ditching the dedicated Game Pass version in the process — and after halting new downloads from November, the team has now posted a farewell message as the app goes offline. As shared over on Reddit, user
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News Amazon Adds 'Frequently Returned Item' Warning To Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller
"Check customer reviews to learn more"
Over the years, both iterations of Microsoft's Xbox Elite Controller have had pretty widespread reliability issues - that's not to say that every user will experience this sort of thing, but it's certainly more likely than it is with normal Xbox controllers. As a result, Amazon's new warning system that alerts...
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News Atomfall Players Share Tips For Fixing 'No Sound' Bug On Xbox
Ahead of a permanent solution
Atomfall has officially made its grand debut on Xbox Game Pass this week, and as many Xbox players are finding out, it's unfortunately suffering with a "no sound" bug that's been reported by a bunch of people on Pure Xbox and beyond. The team at Rebellion will obviously get this officially fixed ASAP, but in the...
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- Atomfall
- No Sound
- Bug
- Xbox Series X
News INZOI Launches To 'Very Positive' Reviews Ahead Of Planned Xbox Release
We might not get it for a while though
Today's the day for the INZOI early access release on PC - a game that's been getting an incredible amount of hype for its similarities to The Sims - and we know that it's "expected" to release on Xbox consoles in the future. As mentioned in our "INZOI Coming To Xbox" guide, the developer has confirmed that an...
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- Xbox Series S
- PC
Poll As Forza Horizon 5 Cruises To PS5, Are You Still Playing It On Xbox?
It's been out for over three years now
We all know about Forza Horizon 5 heading over to PS5 in April at this point - it's even getting one of its "biggest updates ever" across all platforms to celebrate. That's the benefit of third-party releases - they come with extra goodies! The thing is though... at least personally, I jumped off this game a...
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News Bored Waiting For GTA 6? MindsEye Brings Its Action Thriller To Xbox This June
Welcome to Redrock
IO Interactive, the team behind the Hitman series, has today announced that it will be publishing new AAA blockbuster MindsEye this summer; developed by brand-new studio Build a Rocket Boy. With an official Xbox Series X|S release date of June 10th, 2025, MindsEye looks to thrill players with its "story-driven, action-adventure...
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- Mindseye
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Deadside Is Discounted On Xbox For The First Time This Weekend
It's still in the "top paid" charts
It's been a month now since open world survival shooter Deadside arrived on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S for the first time, and its popularity shows no signs of slowing down - the game is currently #7 on the "top paid" Xbox charts in the UK, and #15 in the US - it's remained remarkably consistent against the...
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- Deadside
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Deals
News Ubisoft Shares Spike By 10% After Tencent Invests $1 Billion Into New Subsidiary
"Ubisoft is opening a new chapter in its history"
Last night, Ubisoft announced a "new chapter in its history" with the reveal that Tencent is investing $1.16 billion into a new subsidiary, and the company's shares have reportedly spiked by over 10% as a result of the news. To break down all the complicated jargon, this is based around Assassin's...
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- Ubisoft
- Industry
- Tencent
News 8BitDo Xbox Keyboard Gets First Discount In US, Amazon Pre-Orders Live In UK
Worth adding to the wishlist?
It was back in November that 8BitDo unveiled a new Xbox keyboard that was coming to market before the end of the year, and a few months later, the keyboard has just received its very first discount courtesy of Amazon US. If you go on Amazon and look for the 8BitDo Xbox keyboard, you'll see the price as $119.99 - but if...
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- 8BitDo Xbox Keyboard
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Random Xbox Memes On Avengers: Doomsday With 'Deadpool Butt Controller'
How do you do fellow kids?
Yesterday was a pretty exciting day for Marvel fans with the cast of the new movie 'Avengers: Doomsday' officially revealed in a lengthy trailer made up exclusively of chairs and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man turned Doctor Doom) at the very end of the line. Xbox has taken this an as opportunity to remind everyone about its...
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Talking Point Which MMORPGs Would You Love To Play Natively On Xbox?
WoW? RuneScape? Tell us!
Alright, so the other day I was talking about how World of Warcraft plays surprisingly well on Xbox thanks to NVIDIA GeForce Now, and although I do enjoy that way of playing, it would obviously be more beneficial to get a native version. I'm talking a proper app, installed on my Xbox, that can bring me to World of Warcraft...
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Thursday27th Mar 2025
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (March 27)
Including a shadow drop!
Well, out of nowhere, Microsoft has announced that EA Sports College Football 25 will be added to the EA Play Library today - which means it's also joining the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library at the same time, alongside post-apocalyptic RPG Atomfall. So, here's a roundup of your two new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate additions -...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- EA Play
- Xbox Series X
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News Avowed Update 1.31 Now Live, Includes Improved Performance On Xbox Series X|S
"This update includes important fixes"
Obsidian's Avowed continues to receive regular updates around six weeks since launch, with today's offering adding bug fixes, UI improvements, community-requested features and even some Xbox performance upgrades. The specifics behind those performance upgrades haven't really been revealed, aside from the fact...
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- Avowed
- Updates
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- Xbox Series X
News Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following March 2025's Nintendo Direct
Including a new Marvel game!
The latest Nintendo Direct took place earlier today, focusing entirely on games for the Switch 1 rather than the Switch 2 - but as a result of it, we also saw plenty of games in the presentation that are also coming to Xbox consoles. Here are all the Xbox-related announcements and trailers from March 2025's Nintendo...
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- Nintendo Direct
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- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
News 'The Precinct' Brings Its Retro GTA Vibes To Xbox Series X|S This May
But this time you're a police officer
Last year, we brought you an interview with the team behind The Precinct - a game we described as a mix of old-school GTA and Police Simulator - but at the time, it didn't have a release date for any platform. That's all changed today though! The release date for
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
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News Microsoft Celebrates 50th Anniversary With New Dynamic Background For Xbox Series X|S
Featuring some iconic Xbox characters
Following three fresh additions to the Xbox Series X|S dynamic background collection earlier this month, Microsoft has added another new entry - and it features some pretty iconic Xbox characters for the company's 50th anniversary. Yep, live now on Xbox Series X and S consoles, the 50th anniversary background...
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- Backgrounds
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- Xbox Series S
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News Arma Reforger's New Xbox Update 'Significantly Reshapes The Combat Experience'
The former Xbox exclusive continues to evolve
We found ourselves talking about the Xbox release of Arma Reforger quite a lot when it was first revealed as a timed console exclusive a few years ago, but not so much since it made its way to PlayStation late last year. Nevertheless, this game seemingly keeps on thriving with a devoted playerbase, as...
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- Arma Reforger
- Updates
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Report Hogwarts Legacy DLC Cancelled, Definitive Edition Scrapped As Well
Sequel remains in development
We've got bad news to share for Hogwarts Legacy fans, as it's being reported today by Bloomberg that the planned DLC expansion for the game has been cancelled, and so has the Definitive Edition that was in the works. The outlet says "people familiar" with the plans chalked it down to an "ongoing restructuring" at War
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- Hogwarts Legacy
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- Expansions
- Xbox Series X
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (March 27-30)
Included with Xbox Game Pass
Xbox's Free Play Days program has returned for the coming weekend, and Microsoft is being generous this week with five free titles to hop into this time around. We don't have any major games on the list this week, but there's some nice variety here - which could mean the selection is worth a good browse if you're after...
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- Free Play Days
- Xbox Game Pass
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- Xbox One
Hands On Atomfall Brings Fun Detective Work & Intriguing Narrative To Xbox Game Pass
Inspector Bads**t
There's something about Rebellion's output that always sucks me right in for the long haul. Games that can be rough around the edges at times, for sure, but also experiences that revel in their wonderful gaminess, maximising the fun of sniping someone in the nuts in Sniper Elite 5, for example, by hamming the entire operation up...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Atomfall
- Hands On
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